r/sweden • u/Kapten_ • Feb 25 '17
Bun venit r/Romania! Today we are hosting Romania for a cultural and question exchange session!
Welcome Romanian friends!
Today we are hosting our friends from /r/Romania! Please come and join us and answer their questions about Sweden and the Swedish way of life! Please leave top comments for /r/Romania users coming over with a question or comment and please refrain from trolling, rudeness and personal attacks etc. Moderation out side of the rules may take place as to not spoil this friendly exchange. The reddiquette applies and will be moderated after in this thread.
At the same time /r/Romania is having us over as guests !
Stop by in this thread and ask a question, drop a comment or just say hello!
Enjoy!
/The moderators of /r/sweden & r/romania
For previous exchanges please see the wiki.
Och så seglar regalskeppet Sweddit vidare och slår ankar i Rumänsk hamn. Här kan man surfa på internet jättesnabbt samtidig som man sitter inne och är rädd för Dracula som enligt sägnen bor i den Rumänska regionen Transsylvanien.
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What's your relationship with your neighbors ?
Do you want Åland Islands, back ?
Is mass-media right about Sweden ? With the no go zones, rapes.
Tell me 1 reason, why are you proud to be swedish.
Oh, and give me 1 krona need to fed ma familie.
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u/stee_vo Feb 25 '17
Greatest neighbours on the planet.
No, I like to think we share them more than anything.
No. There are other issues stemming from a badly handled immigration policy but nothing like mass media makes you believe.
Rich history, great place to live. Didn't have much to do with that but I still feel a bit proud.
Never.
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u/soldiercrabs Feb 25 '17
Neighbors: They live their lives quietly, I do the same. We rarely speak.
Åland: Not really. The current situation is fine. I don't really think about it, and I think most people don't.
No-go zones: It is true there are regions that are very problematic, but foreign media has exaggerated things far beyond reality.
Pride: We have one of the most free, most socially secure, and most secular democracies in the world.
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u/SamirCasino Feb 25 '17
Hello! I wanna ask a few history questions :
How did Sweden change in the Cold war? How did it reach its current state, in education, social benefits, tolerance and politics?
How come communism never really gained track there, while left-wing ideas did and were implemented succesfully? It seems great to me that people always kept a balance.
Is there any sort of movement for reunifying Scandinavia?
And how come metal music is so popular and widespread in northern countries?
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Feb 25 '17
The social democrats pretty much cornered the workers vote in the early 1900's and then controlled the unions and after they got into government, used the instruments of the state and the unions to keep the communists marginalized. It didn't help that the communists kept splintering over and over either.
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u/EpicPingvin Feb 25 '17
About reunification of Scandinavia, no there no serious effort. r/Nordiccountries played with the idea in this thread
What put a reunification even further away is the fact that Sweden, Denmark and finland are in the EU while Norway and Iceland are not. Norway, Denmark and Iceland are in Nato while Sweden and Finland are not.
Though I personalty would be for a union.
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u/mynsc Feb 25 '17
Hi, thank you for hosting us!
So, let's just get this one out of the way: what is your view on what Trump has been saying about Sweden (among other countries), regarding an increase in crime waves and a decrease in quality of life due to the arrival of refugees and immigrants?
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u/soldiercrabs Feb 25 '17
To begin with, it must be said that many of President Trump's statements are untrue. Not merely poor interpretations of facts, but simply made-up. I'm sure he got the things he says from somewhere, but he seems to make little effort to verify his statements beforehand, and instead simply repeats whatever he thinks will be advantageous to his agenda.
Now, that doesn't mean there isn't a debate to be had about some of these issues. There is merit to the general idea that we face a problematic future on account of the recent influx of individuals who, to some agree or another:
Do not speak Swedish or English
In some cases are entirely illiterate
Have little useful education or marketable skills
Statistically are a drain on the nation's finances, and will on average remain so for the rest of their lives
Come from backwards cultures that endorse things like veiling women and killing homosexuals
Embrace pernicious religious views
This makes Trump's statements no less false or confusing, so he is not the right person to have these kinds of conversations with, but it is a conversation that needs to be had with someone more capable of engaging with the facts. We need a national consensus on what to do with these people - surely we have a moral imperative to aid those in flight for their lives, but how far does that extend? Why is the Dublin Regulation going entirely unenforced? Why do politicians and journalists keep lying about important facts? What kind of debate climate are we fostering with all this disinformation, from left and right both, flying around?
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u/AGuyFromTheSky Feb 25 '17
There is a kernel of truth but it is wildly exaggerated.
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u/xvoxnihili Feb 25 '17
Hello r/Sweden! Really happy about this exchange!
Now I know Trump and the American media are trying to make Sweden look like a hellhole, but we all know you're one of the best countries in Europe. Top country in many areas.
Onto the questions now:
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What's the best time to visit (especially for someone who doesn't enjoy the cold very much) and what places do you recommend? What's must see?
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Music. Recommend me something.
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How does the Swedish public feel about the EU lately? I know that Nordic countries are generally reserved when it comes to the EU, but I'd like to know if overall positive or negative wins.
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Favorite food? What's the best food you have?
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Does your country ever have problems with corruption?
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u/AEurellius Feb 25 '17
If you like people then visit one of the bigger cities during early summer. If you're a bit more introvert then go to Gotland it's fantastic.
Sabaton and Hammerfall if you're into rock.
Can only speak for myself here obv but I feel like we should remain in the EU even though we're a bit dissapointed in the other EU nations.
A good steak or something. We don't really have very special food imo.
Every country has some corruption I believe but it's not that big of a problem
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u/dumnezero Feb 25 '17
What's your favorite local/national food that is made only with plants?
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u/zaqxswedcrfv Feb 25 '17
What are your common swear words (in Swedish) and how would you roughly translate them to English? (please don't be shy and bring as much as possible :-) )
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u/Frikoz Feb 25 '17
Word Actual meaning English equivalent-ish Fan Devil Damn (D)jävlar Devils Fuck Helvete Hell Hell Skit Shit Shit (but not really as harsh) Kuk Cock Cock Fitta Cunt Cunt Hora Whore Whore
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u/postblitz Feb 25 '17
Hello swefriends,
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Why does Sweden allow so many obvious economic migrants - not refugees - in?
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Are all the video clips on sweden being a multiculturalist society first for real and backed by you guys personally?
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Surströmming did you eat it? Does ever swede eat it at some point or is it the local biological weapon used upon tourists?
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What do you think about Finland? (from your own knowledge and experience)
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What do you think about Romania? (from your own knowledge)
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How's the meatballs?
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Is Ikea better at invading than your history's armies were?
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What are some average activities a swede will do when it's -20 outside?
Thanks and have a good one!
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u/multubunu Feb 25 '17
Hello,
What is your opinion on the EU? Does it benefit Sweden? Even with the more problematic members in the South / East?
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u/tadadaaa Feb 25 '17 edited Feb 25 '17
I'm here to tell you a tiny bit of history about you and us.
During communism in Romania ('45-'89) the party-state was desperate to earn hard western currency to pay up debts. One way of doing it was tourism. So they created a closed circuit only for "westerners" at the Black Sea resorts (and some other places). One main source of clients, beside RDG were you, the swede.
Why close circuit tourism? Because the party was serious about impeding all and any interaction of romanian citizens with anyone who could speak freely and mock our situation. Very Orwellian. So we could see the clearly outstanding transportation and accommodations of "westerners" but only that. Visiting even off-season was off limits.
Because of this lack of interaction and danger attributed to even trying, the said tourists became something of a fetish. "The Swedish girls" was the ultimate in the common imaginarium in my black sea town. The RDG people never managed to reach this level of charisma, no idea why. Utterly stupid and awkward, I know, but you remained, till later, as some sort of fairies we know to exist but can never speak to or even see.
That was my share of history/mythology that links us. :)